and bernie sanders has always been an entertaining communist-wannabe. i remember him ranting in his vermont mayor days, when i was a resident of cambridge, ma.

however, to be honest, i think this time the yanks are indeed up shit creek without a paddle, so can't blame them for becoming protectionist. they will soon start getting racist too, unfortunately. i still remember vividly some poor chinese blokes being beaten to death with baseball bats by red-blooded rednecks who mistook them for japanese and thus a symbol of toyota -- this i think took place in detroit.

advice to the h1-b guys: look around in india. maybe go to business school to sit out the recession for a couple of years. there will be jobs in india in 2011-12.

of course, this is just the first trick in the democrats' arsenal of tricks. there will be plenty more. can't wait, can we?

I dont think this is applicable to all the H1Bs only those companies who got the bail out money, there are so many companies in US where half the workers are H1B Contractors, so we cannot say anything finalised or conclusion like Rajeev has written now. wait and see. as they say.. Let us cross our hands and wait.

Well, I can attest to a surge in the undercurrent of resentment against relatively affluent foreigners - that always exists in America even in the best of economic times. Their problems are caused in large measure by government spending on non-taxpaying illegal immigrants from South America. However, since the Latinos constitute a politically powerful ethnic block, the resentment is vented against Indian technology professionals.On the other hand, this is not yet a termination of all H1B's - not even a blanket ban on all future H1B's - rather some restrictions on hiring H1B's by companies receiving TARP funds. It must be remembered that America fleeces Indian H1B workers to the rune of $1 billion annually in non-refundable Social security & Medicare taxes. And, it might be American businesses that end up losing in terms of attracting good talent. That said, it must be admitted that the "educational filter" had grown rather lax in the US immigration system of late.Any Indian H1N workers laid off as a result of American protectionism must collectively sue the Indian UPA dhimmis for their failure to negotiate a "totalization agreement" with the USA for the past 5 years - to ensure a refund of S.S & Medicare taxes.The "SECULAR" government is alsoliable for upto 2 years of unemployment benefits for all laid off Indian H1B's - that money ought to be recovered from the Haj subsidy, christist Haj subsidy and "relief" to the two Pakistans. Failing to provide this relief should be punished by a thrashing the UPA thugs.